Legging.



A. F. GURNELIUS.

LEGGING.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY zo, 1911.

Patented July 25, 1911.

Attorneys.

WitnessesA UNTER@ @liirll PATENT FFCE.

ALBERT F. CORNELIUS, OF BEREA, KENTUCKY.

LEGGING".

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ALBERT F. CORNELIUS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Berea, in the county of Madison and State of Kentucky, haveinvented a new and useful Legging, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to leggings, such as are worn by soldiers,surveyors, and persons whose vocation requires that their lower limbs beprotected from mud, briers, and the like.

rlhe object of the present invention is to improve the manner ofsecuring the legging in position, whereby accidental unfastening will beprevented, while it will be caused closely to conform to the contour ofthe limb, and be thus easy and comfortable to wear.

W'ith the above and other objects in View, as will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists, generallystated, in a legging having its overlapping edges each provided with areinforcing spring, that is shaped to conform to the calf and ankle ofthe leg, thus not only to present a neat and finished appearance, butalso to render the legging better adapted for shedding dirt and thelike.

rEhe inner edge of the legging is provided with a series of keepers,preferably of metal, which are secured, as by rivets, to the reinforcingspring, and project through openings in the other spring, and thesekeepers are engaged by a strap that is secured to the inner wall of oneside of the bottom portion of the legging, and thence is passed throughthe keepers, the upper end of the strap being arranged to engage with abuckle secured, as by a loop, to the upper' port-ion of the outer edgeof the legging. By this arrangement, owing to the fact that the edges ofthe legging will be prevented from buckling, it will be seen that astraight draft upon the strap will serve positively to draw the twooverlapping edges of the legging together, and to hold them assembled,while the strap will be protected from wear, owing to the fact that itwill be prevented from bending or working in the keepers, due to thesubstantially rigid arrangement of overlapping edges of the legging.

Further and more specific details of construction will be hereinafterfully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing forming a Specification of Letters latent.

Application filed May 20, 1911.

Patented July 25, 19.111.

Serial No. 628,471.

part of this specification and in which like characters of referenceindicate corresponding parts, Figure l is a view in perspective of alegging constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 isa sectional detail view of a portion of the legging, showing moreparticularly the manner of arranging the reinforcing springs andkeepers. F ig. 3 is a sectional detail view through the upper portion ofthe legging, showing more particularly the manner in which the buckle,that is engaged by the holding strap, is held assembled with thelegging.

The legging, designated generally l, may be constructed of any suitablematerial, such as canvas or leather, and is, as usual, so cut as toconform to the shape of the leg of the wearer and to the instep portionof the foot. The edges of the leggings are folded upon themselves andsecured by stitches 2, forming thereby pockets, in which are arrangedreinforcing springs 3 and 4 respectively, the spring 3 being arranged inthe inner edge and the spring 4L in the outer edge of the legging.rlhese springs are shaped to conform to the leg of the wearer, so as tocause the legging as a whole to conform closely thereto. The spring 3has secured to it, as by rivets 5, a plurality of loops or keepers 6, inthis instance three, which are arranged to project through the openingsor eyes 7 and 8 formed respectively in the plies of the edge of thelegging, and in the reinforcing spring 4. The keepers are by preferenceof metal, and project beyond the outer face of the adjacent edge of thelegging only a sufficient distance to receive the securing strap 9, thelower end of which is preferably broadened, as shown at 10, and issecured to the inner side and inner wall of the bottom of the legging,thus bridging the space between the two sides, and is passed through thekeepers 6, the upper end of the strap being designed to engage thebuckle 11 that is carried by the loop 12 secured to the upper portion ofthe legging and to the reinforcing spring 4 on the inner side of theedge of the legging.

By the arrangement of the keepers, reinforcing springs and fasteningstrap, the legging may be quickly and positively secured in position,and will be held against opening and working loose, thus to preclude theadmission of gravel or dirt to the interior thereof, so that not onlywill comfort be secured, but a neat and highly iinished appearance willbe imparted to the article.

The improvements herein described, While simple in character, Will befound thoroughly effective for the purposes designed, and will coact inthe presentation of a neat, durable, and thoroughly practical form oflegging.

l claim:

l. A legging having its edges each provided With a reinforcing spring',one of which is provided with spaced eyes, keepers secured to the otherspring and arranged to project through the eyes, a strap secured to theinstep port-ion of the legging and arranged to extend through thekeepers, and means for securing the strap in position.

2. A legging having its edge portions provided With pockets, reinforcingsprings arranged Within the pockets, one of' 'which is provided Witheyes, and the other with keepers to project through the eyes, a strapsecured to the inner side of the instep portion of the legging andarranged Vto project through the keepers, and means for securing thestrap in position.

In testimony that .I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaffixed my signa-ture in the presence of two Witnesses.

ALBERT r. oonnnnrus.

lVitnesses:

E. L. ROBINSON, C. C. RHoDUs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C."

